Unal Baylan, the General Director of Maritime Affairs of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, explicated, “Our aim is to employ seafarers, one of the biggest export items of our state in the medium term.”
Stating that seafarer employment provided high income and foreign currency inflows from abroad, Baylan said, “We have made bilateral maritime agreements with 4 countries with very large maritime merchant fleets in the last 1 year. Our seafarers who graduated from our maritime schools will be able to work on many ships of the world without seeking any additional certificates or qualifications. This means a very serious employment. Since employment in the maritime sector brings high income and foreign currency inflows from abroad, we attach great importance to this. As we have increased our bilateral agreements, we are also working to increase the quality of education in our maritime schools.”
